General Information

Full Name Jaime Soza Parra
Research Interests Car Independence, Public and Sustainable Transportation, Reliability
Languages Spanish (Native), English (C1), Dutch (A2)

Experience

  • 2023
    Assistant Professor in Transportation Analysis and Data Science
    Utrecht University
    • Research on car dependency and public transport
    • Teaching and supervision at the bachelor and master level
    • Supervision of PhD candidates
  • 2022
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    TU Delft
    • Research the concept of car independent lifestyles
    • Teaching in the joint TU Delft – Beijing Jiaotong University program
    • MSc students’ supervision
  • 2021
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    University of California, Davis
    • Write project grants and reports
    • Present results to industry sponsors and develop research lines of mutual interest
  • 2020
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Conduct interdisciplinary research with other members of the research centre
    • Write public policy documents (white papers)

Education

  • 2020
    Doctorate in Engineering Sciences
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Public Transport Reliability Causes and Effects
    • Supervisors
      • Juan Carlos Muñoz
      • Sebastián Raveau
  • 2016
    Civil Engineering
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Diploma on Transport Engineering

Teaching

  • 2023
    Quantitative Methods (Coordinator)
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Mobility, Networks, and Travel
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Transport Geography
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Discrete Choice Modelling Specialization
    Utrecht University
  • 2022
    Urban Public Transportation
    TU Delft - Beijing Jiaotong University
  • 2019
    Demand Modelling
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • 2018
    Network Flows
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • 2017
    Introduction to Demand Modelling
    Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Honors and Awards

talks and conferences

Interactive Leaflet map with the conferences where I have presented my work